ECA Develops an Automotive Policy Framework to support Namibia and Lesotho’s Integration into the Automotive Regional Value Chain.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa (ECA SRO SA) organised a virtual workshop on 2nd September 2025 to review and validate the draft automotive policy framework for Namibia and Lesotho leveraging feed
FATF, Egmont Group, INTERPOL and UNODC call for stronger cooperation between countries as they launch handbook to fight money laundering.
Stories & Blogs UNODC (News )Money laundering almost always crosses borders, and criminals exploit gaps between national legal systems to hide their activities and avoid punishment.
Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: What’s next?
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )A new study examines the systemic barriers holding women’s businesses back in the digital economy, calling for targeted measures to change course.
Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )It is projected that 512 million people could be chronically undernourished by 2030. Almost 60 percent of those will be in Africa.
Exploring trade actions to fight acute food insecurity and the threat of famine
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Chronic hunger affects over 700 million lives. Trade can be part of the solution by facilitating market supplies, helping stabilize prices and improving access to more resilient food systems.
Africa is Setting the Table: Will the World Show Up?
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )Following the recent UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), DCO Regional Director for Africa Yacoub El-Hillo, reflects on Africa’s readiness to lead the transformation towards food sovereignty and the urgent call for global investment to match tha
Africa speaks out: WHO consultations bring urgency and hope to health worker migration crisis.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )From Praia to Port Louis, governments and health professionals are sounding the alarm: Africa is losing too many of its trained health workers to international migration
Youth leading local change: From climate justice to gender equality
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (News )“Climate justice isn’t just about emissions. It’s about power, territory, and who gets to live with dignity,” says Tsuyama, UN Women.
Pastoralism gets a reboot in drying Kenya
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )Young, educated and Internet savvy, a new generation of WFP-supported farmer-herders is fighting hunger and upending an ancient profession.
As hunger soars in northeastern Nigeria, WFP funds dry up
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )Without urgent donations, 1.3 million people risk losing food assistance